须 meaning in English

xū

must; to have to

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 須9 strokes

Meaning of 须

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xū
  1. must
  2. to have to
  3. to wait
xū
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. feeler (of an insect etc)
  4. tassel

须 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

请qǐng告gào诉sù玛mǎ丽lì她tā必bì须xū这zhè么me做zuò。
Please tell Mary that she's required to do that.
老lǎo师shī告gào诉sù我wǒ们men必bì须xū看kàn什shén么me书shū。
Our teacher told us what to read.
我wǒ们men须xū做zuò该gāi做zuò的de事shì。
We need to do what's necessary.
我wǒ们men必bì须xū找zhǎo到dào要yào点diǎn。
We've got to find the key.
你nǐ必bì须xū自zì己jǐ去qù国guó外wài。
You must go to a foreign country for yourself.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

须 xū · must · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 须.

必须bìxūmust; to have to
无须wúxūneed not; not obliged to
胡须húxūbeard
剃须刀tìxūdāoshaver; razor
须要xūyàomust; have to
莫须有mòxūyǒugroundless; baseless

Questions about 须

What does 须 mean?

须 (xū) means "must; to have to" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 须?

须 is made of 1 character: 须 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 须 an HSK word?

Yes. 须 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 须 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 须 is written 須.